CHEMISTRY 112 Spring 2011 INSTRUCTOR Dr Alan J Jircitano OFFICE 33 Hammermill Phone 898 6400 INTERNET e mail jircitano psu edu web site http chemistry bd psu edu jircitano OFFICE HOURS M 11 15 12 15 M 4 25 6 R 11 15 12 15 and by appointment TEXT Required General Chemistry The Essential Concepts by Raymond Chang and Jason Overby 6th ed COURSE CONTENT This course is an introduction to modern chemistry and a continuation of CHEM 110 The lectures will follow closely with the subject material as it is presented in the text However lectures are not simple recounts of the assigned reading material but rather are intended to supplement and focus the text Approximate Date Chapter Topic January 10 14 9 10 Introduction Review of Bonding January 19 February 2 12 Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids February 4 9 13 Physical Properties of Solutions February 11 Exam 1 February 14 23 14 Chemical Kinetics February 25 March 4 15 16 Chemical Equilibrium Acids and Bases March 7 11 March 14 23 Spring Break No Classes 16 March 25 Acids and Bases Exam 2 March 28 April 4 17 Acid Base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria April 6 11 18 Thermodynamics April 13 20 19 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry April 22 April 25 Exam 3 19 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry April 27 Review Class April 29 American Chemical Society Exam 2 hours extra credit GRADING There will be three 3 100 point exams The dates are Friday February 11 on material up to and including chapter 13 Friday March 25 on material up to and including chapter 16 and Friday April 22 on material up to and including chapter 19 They are short answer and problems Partial credit is given only if you show your work Points will be deducted for not including units and the correct number significant figures in your final answer The American Chemical Society standardized General Chemistry exam will be given on April 29 as extra credit 25 of the number correct This will be given during class time You will be allowed to take the exam for extra credit only if you have turned in at least 35 of the daily problems It is a 2 hour comprehensive Chem 110 and Chem 112 multiple choice exam If you get 53 or more correct out of 70 the 90th percentile you will not have to take the regular course final exam The regular final exam will be the same format as the first three exams is worth 200 points and is comprehensive for the semester The date will be announced in class There will be one or more problems assigned at the beginning of each lecture The Monday problem will be due at the beginning of the Wednesday lecture the Wednesday problem will be due at the beginning of the Friday lecture and the Friday problem will be due at the beginning of the Monday lecture Turned in problems will consist of the original handout with your name and date at the top The complete worked out solution must always be given and final answers circled They will be turned in to the proper folder before class starts If you forget or miss getting the daily problem handout you can pick one up in my office within one day You can and are encouraged to work together in small groups However this does not mean that one person does the problem and the rest of the group copies it If a number of problems are turned in with exactly the same work in exactly the same format and usually wrong in the same way all those papers will receive a score of zero The daily problems will not be accepted early or late under any circumstances They are graded as follows Correct work and answer Correct answer but incorrect significant figures Correct answer but incorrect or missing units Not circling final answers Attempted but incorrect answer Not using original handout Showing work that is inappropriate for your answer Showing no work Turning the problem in at the end of class Not turned in or minimal effort Not picking up previous problem if one turned in 2 pts 1 5 pt 1 5 pt 1 5 pt 1 pt 0 pts 0 pts 0 pts 0 pts 0 pts 0 pts The total possible points for these problems is 90 points In addition there will be 10 discretionary points based on attendance class participation completion of assignments etc for a classroom total of 100 points There is a total of 600 possible points in this course GRADES A A B B B 558 600 540 557 522 539 498 521 480 497 100 93 90 92 87 89 83 86 80 82 C C D F 462 479 420 461 360 419 0 359 77 79 70 76 60 69 0 59 POLICIES 1 The course prerequisite is Chem 110 or Chem 106 D or better You will be dropped from this course if you have not completed these prerequisites unless you can demonstrate that you have taken a suitable substitute for the official prerequisite 2 If you are lost or confused at any time see me after class Don t wait until the last week 3 Class attendance on time is expected Much of the daily problems and exams will be from the lecture Students are advised to discuss attendance irregularities or poor class performance with the instructor Do not simply stop your attendance This could result in an F for the course A grade of W is given to students who withdraw from the course prior to the Late Drop Period 4 Makeup exams will only be given for legitimate absences officially recognized by Penn State University No exceptions will be made to this A student having a legitimate excuse for missing any of the three scheduled exams will be provided with a single make up opportunity near the end of the semester This make up exam will cover the material of all exams Individual make ups following each exam will not be provided It is the responsibility of the student to notify the instructor if an exam will be missed or immediately after missing the exam and to contact me by April 25 regarding scheduling the make up exam 5 A representative set of problems from the end of each chapter are listed at the end of this handout You should work out the suggested problems since they are typical of what you are expected to master Satisfactory performance in this course requires that you regularly complete and understand the homework problems These problems will not be graded Complete solutions to the problems are available on the web 6 The standardized General Chemistry exam prepared by the American Chemical Society will be given on the last day as extra credit It is a 2 hour comprehensive Chemistry 110 and Chemistry 112 multiple choice exam 7 Instructors are asked Senate rule 49 20 to provide a statement at the beginning of a course to clarify the application of academic integrity to that course The